[Verse] You hold a match too close to the flame Watch it burn like it’s not the same You say my skin’s too soft to break But your hands feel like they’ve been taught to take [Prechorus] I hear it now In the way you breathe A loaded pause Like you’re pulling a string [Chorus] So you want to hurt me Say it Don’t whisper it softly So you want to hurt me Show me Don’t pretend you’re sorry [Verse 2] You rearrange the silence Piece by piece Every word you drop feels like it’s creased Folded corners Jagged lines You press them in Leave no signs [Bridge] Every step A trigger pulled Every word A blade so dull If this is how you love I’m full So full of nothing at all [Chorus] So you want to hurt me Say it Don’t whisper it softly So you want to hurt me Show me Don’t pretend you’re sorry
